[TCN] Friday, April 24, 2015

 

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Friday, April 24, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Iteris, Inc. is a leader in providing traffic management and weather information solutions. The company is focused on the development and application of advanced technologies and software-based information systems that reduce traffic congestion, provide measurement, management and predictive traffic and weather analytics, and improve the safety of surface transportation systems.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) FAA SatNav News – Spring 2015

Link to newsletter:

http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/techops/navservices/gnss/library/satnav/media/SatNavNews_Winter-Spring_2015.pdf

 

CAMERAS

 

2) Bill That Will Eliminate Traffic Cameras in Tennessee Passed

Link to article in the Bristol Herald Courier:

http://www.tricities.com/news/bill-that-will-eliminate-traffic-cameras-in-tennessee-passed/article_d0377860-e9e0-11e4-b3ce-2f2d03dc8e77.html

Link to bill

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

3) Massachusetts Promising Change to E-ZPass Fine Violation System

Link to story on WCVB-TV:

http://www.wcvb.com/news/5-investigates-state-promising-change-to-ezpass-fine-violation-system/32539644

 

MARITIME

 

4) Port Fourchon, Louisiana's Maritime Domain System Provides Integrated Data

Link to article in the Daily Comet:

http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20150423/ARTICLES/150429791?Title=Port-Fourchon-s-maritime-domain-system-provides-integrated-data

 

5) Meet Japan's New Maritime Surveillance Plane

Link to article in The Diplomat:

http://thediplomat.com/2015/04/meet-japans-new-maritime-surveillance-plane/

Link to news release

 

OTHER

 

6) Miami Summit Showcases Civic Tech Startups with Transportation a Focus

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/products/Miami-Summit-Showcases-Civic-Tech-Startups.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) Can US Agencies Balance Security and the Constitution?

Link to story on WUSA-TV:

http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/2015/04/23/photography-video-shoot-constitution/26278115/

 

RAILROADS

 

8) European Rail Signal Upgrade 'Could Be Hacked to Cause Crashes'

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32402481

 

ROADWAYS

 

9) New App Alerts Walnut Creek, California Drivers to Traffic Light Changes

Link to story on KTVU-TV:

http://wn.ktvu.com/story/28886216/new-app-alerts-walnut-creek-drivers-to-traffic-light-changes

Link to further information

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) New Technology Could Better Detect Dangerous Materials at US Ports

Link to article on Inside Science:

http://www.insidescience.org/content/new-technology-could-better-detect-dangerous-materials-us-ports/2796

 

11) Hacking Hobart: KPMG Talks Cybersecurity in Wake of IS Airport Attack

Link to article on airport-technology:

http://www.airport-technology.com/features/featurehacking-hobart-kpmg-talk-cyber-security-in-wake-of-an-airport-attack-4557846/?WT.mc_id=WN_Feat

 

12) Wisconsin State Patrol Dispatch a Lifeline to Troopers

Link to article in The Reporter:

http://www.fdlreporter.com/story/news/local/2015/04/23/fond-du-lac-state-trooper-dispatchers/26266419/

 

13) Are Emergency Managers Making the Most of Mobile? (Industry Perspective)

Link to commentary in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/opinion/Are-Emergency-Managers-Making-the-Most-of-Mobile.html

 

TRANSIT

 

14) San Francisco Muni's Yellow Pole Markings at Transit Stops Will Be Replaced by Real Signs

Link to article on Streetsblog San Francisco:

http://sf.streetsblog.org/2015/04/23/munis-yellow-pole-markings-at-transit-stops-will-be-replaced-by-real-signs/

 

15) SMART Bus Launches Mobile App to Track Buses

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2015/04/23/smart-bus-launches-mobile-app/26280631/

Link to news release

 

16) New Jersey Transit Installing Cameras on All Light Rail Trains in Response to Spate of Robberies

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/04/nj_transit_installing_cameras_on_all_light_rail_trains_in_response_to_spate_of_robberies.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

17) Intelligent Traffic Management System on Indian Expressway Fails to Put Brakes on Fatal Crashes

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/noida/ITMS-fails-to-put-brakes-on-fatal-e-way-crashes/articleshow/47032978.cms

 

VEHICLES

 

18) CEO Reaffirms Renault-Nissan Roadmap for Autonomous Driving

Link to article in automotiveIT international:

http://www.automotiveit.com/ghosn-reaffirms-renault-nissan-roadmap-for-autonomous-driving/news/id-0010336

 

19) How Ford's Chief Became a Tech CEO

Link to article in Fortune:

https://fortune.com/2015/04/24/mark-fields-ford-ceo/

 

 

News Releases

1) Space Traffic Management and Small Satellites to Be Included in UN International Space Law Discussions

2) Amadeus Announces Expansion of Airport IT Business to North America with Acquisition of AirIT

3) Allegheny County Airport Authority Announces New Vice President of Media Relations

4) Illinois' RTA Launches Newly Designed Mapping and Statistics Website

 

 

Friday Bonus

Usually a trip on an elevator simply brings you up or down. The lift to the new observation deck at the World Trade Center brings you through over 500 years of Lower Manhattan history in under a minute.

http://nyti.ms/1D3DoOY

 

 

Upcoming Events

NOCoE/FHWA Webinar: Securing Transportation Systems – April 28

http://www.transportationops.org/event/securing-transportation-systems

 

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